Rock Springs, Wisconsin Weather
Rock Springs, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rock Springs, Sauk County.
Full aviation weather for Rock Springs is published on the Reedsburg Municipal Airport (KC35) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Rock Springs have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Rock Springs: Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Regional Airport (KDLL) 12 km · Sauk-Prairie Airport (K91C) 25 km · Portage Municipal Airport (KC47) 36 km · Waunakee Airport (K6P3) 52 km · Middleton Municipal Morey Field (KC29) 52 km
Conditions reported at KC35 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rock Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rock Springs.
About Rock Springs, Wisconsin
Rock Springs, Wisconsin, unfolds as a quiet gathering of homes and businesses against the verdant backdrop of Sauk County's rolling terrain. It lies 5.9 miles north of Sauk, WI (from Sauk, WI: bearing 3°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Baraboo. The land here breathes with a gentle rise and fall, cloaked in a patchwork of agricultural fields and stands of deciduous trees that blush with the changing seasons. A palpable stillness often settles over Rock Springs, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the chirping of unseen birds. The air itself, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and growing things, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface of this tranquil place. The history of Rock Springs is tied to the land's bounty and the industry that sprang from it. Early settlers were drawn to the fertile soil, establishing farms that continue to define the local economy, with corn and soybeans often stretching to the horizon. While no longer the dominant force it once was, a legacy of quarrying can still be felt, a testament to the geological richness of the area, with limestone having been a valuable resource. The pace of life in Rock Springs encourages a simple, grounded existence, where neighbors recognize each other and the changing light of dusk paints the western sky in hues of orange and violet, a daily spectacle that lends a subtle beauty to the everyday.
Live animated radar for Rock Springs and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Rock Springs, Sauk County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.492482°N, 89.919014°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53961 |
| Area Code | 920 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rock Springs, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rock Springs, Wisconsin, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Rock Springs includes coordinates 43.492482°N, 89.919014°W, situated in Sauk County. ZIP code 53961. Telephone area code: 920. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
